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  • Free and Open Source HR Software Icon
    Free and Open Source HR Software

    OrangeHRM provides a world-class HRIS experience and offers everything you and your team need to be that HR hero you know that you are.

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    ffdshow

    A DirectShow and Video for Windows codec (VFW)

    ffdshow is an advanced DirectShow filter and Video for Windows codec (VFW) codec that supports many audio and video formats. For example: H.264, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, H.263, VP3, VP6, Theora, MJPEG, SVQ3, MP3, AC3, DTS, E-AC3, AAC, and Vorbis.
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    Downloads: 4,018 This Week
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    x264vfw
    x264vfw is the VfW (Video for Windows) version of well known x264 encoder + ffh264 decoder (from FFmpeg/Libav project).
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    Downloads: 528 This Week
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    MPlayer for Win32/Win64

    MPlayer for Win32/Win64

    MPlayer Mencoder FFmpeg native win32/win64 builds

    Binary builds of MPlayer/MEncoder for win32/win64, FFmpeg MinGW related packages and MinGW-w64 toolchains
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    Downloads: 408 This Week
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    MMC is a commander-style media player for Windows, with native, hw accelerated video playing and translucent gui. Mpxplay is a console audio player for DOS and Win32 operating systems. x264vfw, x265vfw and xAV1vfw are video for windows encoder and decoder codecs, useful with VirtualDub.
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    Downloads: 251 This Week
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    Desktop and Mobile Device Management Software

    It's a modern take on desktop management that can be scaled as per organizational needs.

    Desktop Central is a unified endpoint management (UEM) solution that helps in managing servers, laptops, desktops, smartphones, and tablets from a central location.
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    mplayer-for-windows

    mplayer-for-windows

    MPlayer & MEncoder Builds for Windows

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    Downloads: 195 This Week
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    avbuild

    ffmpeg build tool and prebuilt packages for all platforms

    iOS, android, raspberry pi, windows store, windows desktop, linux, macOS etc. Multiple toolchains support, include gcc, clang, vs2013, vs2015, vs2017. Hardware accelerated decoders and encoders support. Source code: https://github.com/wang-bin/avbuild
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    Downloads: 625 This Week
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    HEVC Video Extensions

    HEVC Video Extensions

    Play HEVC (H.265) encoded videos on Windows

    HEVC Video Extensions from Device Manufacturer is the official application for playing the HEVC (H.265) codec on Windows 10 and Windows 11. Microsoft offers two identical applications for playing this codec natively by hardware. The only difference between them is that one costs money and the other is free. The free one is included on new devices sold by big brands, like laptops that come with Windows pre-installed. These manufacturers don't have to pay to include the codec. Luckily, you can download the codec for free and install it on your own computer. That's what this file offers. After installing it, you can play videos and movies recorded with the HEVC (H.265) codec. Most 4K movies are recorded in this format, so with this application, you'll be able to play them using the native Windows application called Movies and TV.
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    Downloads: 1,125 This Week
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    FFmpeg

    FFmpeg

    Tools to process multimedia content such as audio, video, subtitles...

    A complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video. FFmpeg is a collection of libraries and tools to process multimedia content such as audio, video, subtitles, and related metadata. Provides an implementation of a wider range of codecs. Implements streaming protocols, container formats, and basic I/O access. Includes hashers, decompressors and miscellaneous utility functions. Provides means to alter decoded audio and video through a directed graph of connected filters. Provides an abstraction to access capture and playback devices. Implements audio mixing and resampling routines. Implements color conversion and scaling routines. FFmpeg is a command-line toolbox to manipulate, convert and stream multimedia content. ffplay is a minimalistic multimedia player. FFmpeg codebase is mainly LGPL-licensed with optional components licensed under GPL.
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    YUV Player

    yuvplayer which supports planar/packed yuv

    RAW yuv player project is moved to GITHUB. Visit: https://github.com/Tee0125/yuvplayer Old description: Lightweight player for raw YUV/UYVY files.
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    Downloads: 40 This Week
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    Smart Business Texting that Generates Pipeline

    Create and convert pipeline at scale through industry leading SMS campaigns, automation, and conversation management.

    TextUs is the leading text messaging service provider for businesses that want to engage in real-time conversations with customers, leads, employees and candidates. Text messaging is one of the most engaging ways to communicate with customers, candidates, employees and leads. 1:1, two-way messaging encourages response and engagement. Text messages help teams get 10x the response rate over phone and email. Business text messaging has become a more viable form of communication than traditional mediums. The TextUs user experience is intentionally designed to resemble the familiar SMS inbox, allowing users to easily manage contacts, conversations, and campaigns. Work right from your desktop with the TextUs web app or use the Chrome extension alongside your ATS or CRM. Leverage the mobile app for on-the-go sending and responding.
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    A fast closed captions extractor for MPEG and H264 files. Supports DVD, HDTV transport streams, Replay TV. Use this to create .srt (subtitles) files for your TV captures, have transcripts so you can edit subtitles, etc. This project has moved to its own domain: https://www.ccextractor.org Files in sourceforge are left for archival purposes, but new releases will be available from ccextractor.org.
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    AV1 AVIF

    AV1 AVIF

    AV1 Image File Format Specification - ISO-BMFF/HEIF derivative

    AV1 AVIF is the official specification and reference design for the AV1 Image File Format (AVIF), defining how AV1-encoded bitstreams are packaged into the HEIF container format (based on ISOBMFF) to produce AVIF files. The project outlines the syntax and semantics required for AVIF compliance, including support for multiple image profiles, color depths, chroma subsampling modes, HDR/WCG, alpha channels, animation/image sequences, and various color-space/bit-depth combinations — making AVIF a versatile, modern image format suitable for both simple photos and advanced imagery needing high fidelity. The specification ensures interoperability across encoders and decoders, providing guidelines so that images created by any compliant AVIF encoder can be reliably decoded by compliant decoders. As adoption grows, AV1 AVIF plays a crucial role in promoting a royalty-free, open, high-efficiency image standard that competes with older formats such as JPEG and newer proprietary ones.
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    Intel QuickSync Decoder

    A free decoder that utilizes the Intel QuickSync technology

    Abstracts the hassle of HW accelerated decoding in Intel's 2nd generation Core i3/i5/i7/Pentium/Celeron (SandyBridge) or newer Intel CPU/GPU using the Intel QuickSync technology. Started as an internal decoder within FFDShow. Can be easily ported to other DirectShow decoders. The Intel QuickSync decoder is now used within FFDShow, LAV video decoder and PotPlayer.
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    Dolphin DVR Player

    Dolphin DVR Player

    One very easy-to-use powerful but totally free player for DVR videos

    Dolphin DVR Player is one very easy-to-use powerful but totally free player for DVR videos, NVR Videos, HVR videos and CCTV videos. Dolphin DVR Player is one professional H.264/H.265 video player and can play all H.264/H.265 video files smoothly. Dolphin DVR Player is also one NVR, HVR and CCTV video player, only if the video coding is H.264 or H265, the Dolphin DVR Player can detect the video coding type automatically.
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    ** Now on Github; https://github.com/aizvorski/h264bitstream ** libh264bitstream provides a complete set of functions to read and write video bitstreams conforming to the ITU-T H.264 | ISO/IEC 14496-10 AVC video standard.
    Downloads: 6 This Week
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    FRONTEND for mencoder for Windows and Linux. Convert rmvb,avi,mp4,wmv, ogv, mkv, mov, mpg, vob,ogv, ogg, ogm etc To avi (divx5), xvid, dvd iso, h264 in a simple way. Required java runtime 6 and over. (On Linux is required mencoder, dvdauthor and mkisofs)
    Downloads: 5 This Week
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    This is a program with one, specific purpose: to provide the ability to demux ALL of the streams in any number of Matroska container (mkv) files automatically.
    Downloads: 8 This Week
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    libsmacker

    libsmacker

    A C library for decoding .smk Smacker Video files

    libsmacker is a cross-platform C library which can be used for decoding Smacker Video files produced by RAD Game Tools. Smacker Video was the king of video middleware in the 1990s, and its 256-color compressed video format was used in over 2600 software titles. Please visit the Project Web site for detailed information.
    Downloads: 12 This Week
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    FFmpeg iOS

    FFmpeg libraries for iOS

    This is FFmpeg libraries compiled for iOS. If you want to build it yourself, see https://github.com/kewlbear/FFmpeg-iOS-build-script.
    Downloads: 9 This Week
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    h264enc

    Advanced shell script for video encoding

    Advanced shell script for encoding DVDs, Blu-rays or video files to the H.264 format using the encoding utility MEncoder from the MPlayer project. Supports all the useful options an end-user would need to make a successful encode. The script is a CLI front-end to MEncoder and various audio encoders and container muxers. h264enc is no longer actively developed. Please ty out: https://sourceforge.net/projects/ffx264/ https://sourceforge.net/projects/ffhevc/
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    Downloads: 8 This Week
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    BlackBelt CodecPack

    BlackBelt CodecPack

    A clean, lean CoDec Pack. FFDShow and LAV Combined.

    Contains support for popular formats. Works especially well with MediaPortal. LAV, ffdshow - why choose between when you can have both in one pack ! WMV/WMA, DivX, AVI, ASF, FLV, Ogg FLAC, HEV1, x264, x265 etc. NO SPYWARE, NO ADWARE, NO TOOLBARS, NO PLAYER - JUST PURE CODECS Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 - 32/64 bit.
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    Intel Integrated Performace Primitives audio/video codecs plug-in for the OPAL/OpenH323 library including G.728, G.729, G.723.1, G.722.2 GSM-FR, GSM-AMR, H.261, H.263, H.264 and MPEG4 part 2.
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    YouTube Video Converter / Transcoder

    YouTube Video Converter / Transcoder

    Converts various video formats into H264 / mp4 format for YouTube

    This video transcoder converts various video formats into High quality H.264 or mp4 format which is specially optimized for YouTube channel. This application will help you to achieve the recommended upload encoding settings by YouTube. Thus, making your video look flawless on your YouTube channel. Additionally its audio section helps you to extract audio files out of various audio and video formats. It supports exporting audio files into various audio formats namely, FLAC, MP3, WAV, OGG, WV and AAC formats. How to run application ? 1. Extract the zip file and open the folder 2. Run "YouTubeVideoTranscoder"
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    Bitrate calculator

    Bitrate calculator

    Bitrate calculator GPL by philippe734

    Bitrate calculator free and open source GNU/GPL by philippe734. Inspired from the bitrate calculator of MeGUI but in a stand alone version. No need MeGUI and no need microsoft framework. Developped by philippe734, author of VPN Lifeguard.
    Downloads: 1 This Week
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    HomerHEVC

    HomerHEVC

    A real time open-source HEVC (h265) encoder under LGPL license

    HomerHEVC ( see www.homerhevc.com ): HOMER (Hevc Open Mpeg EncodeR) is an open-source HEVC encoder. HOMER is multiplatform code, tested for Linux and Windows It is published under the LPGLv2.1 license, and is therefore Free Software according to the Free Software Foundation. Source code can be found in: https://github.com/jcasal-homer/HomerHEVC Features (HomerHEVC_v2.0): - Open-source. Free software published under the LGPL license. - Multiplatform (Windows and Linux) - SSE4.2 vectorial optimizations. - Intra (III..) and Baseline (IPP..) profile - Wpp and Frame parallelization - All Intra and Inter prediction sizes (64, 32,16,8,4) - All transform sizes (32,16,8,4) - Quarter pixel precission motion estimation - Fixed QP, CBR and VBR - Deblocking filter - SAO - intra RDO - intra-inter fast RD SSE42 optimizations: - Motion estimation - Inter prediction - Intra Prediction - Reconstruction - SAD, SSD - Transforms - Quantization - SAO
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    seek-h262

    A C, fast audio/video MPEG decoder.

    seek-h262 is a free and portable MPEG decoder.
    Downloads: 3 This Week
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